How to Compare Mattresses Effectively

Mattress comparison can be a great way to choose a mattress. However, it isn’t always straightforward with the sheer number of mattresses available often making it difficult to compare like for like models. In this post, we offer a few tips on how to employ this tactic effectively.

Prepare Yourself

Be prepared. This is the mantra of the Boy Scouts but it remains pertinent in many other areas of life; including mattress comparisons. The key preparation that you will need here is to decide on how much you value a great nights sleep and being comfortable in bed. This will immediately allow you to whittle away a huge number of mattresses, thus focusing your search. Although a budget is a great starting point, don’t be tethered by it; feel free either lower or raise it should you find your initial figure was unrealistic. Food for thought if your bed lasts 7 years before you change it and costs £1000 that equates to less than £0.40 per day.

Select Your Retailers

There are myriad retailers in the bed industry, which can make it seem impossible to choose only a few. However, bear in mind that between retailers there will be at least some crossover in their respective stock. We’d recommend choosing three to four retailers, each of which with a wide range of mattresses. When selecting retailers, keep an eye out for secondary benefits; things like free home delivery and warranties. Click here to find your nearest bed retailer

Initial Selection

During your initial selection don’t go overkill on detail. Instead, just list down 10 or so mattresses that roughly fit around your budget from your chosen retailers. This may seem a little hap hazard but will actually provide you with a decent cross-section of choices.

Initial Comparison

As we mention elsewhere on this blog, bed selection is all about securing the best components for your money. In this initial comparison stage, you should pay particular attention to the springs and upholstery materials used in your selected mattresses. It can be useful to draw up a table of this for clearer comparison.

If any models are appreciably lower in quality, discard them. For instance, you have a line-up of 10 mattresses. Each costs around £1,000. One of the mattresses contains high quality components such as visco-elastic material infused with unique phase-change gel crystals and a copper infusion; while the others are manufactured with inferior components, like polyester or foam. In this case you would get rid of the lower-grade models.

Closer inspection

Now you have a group of similar mattresses, you can begin to inspect them a little closer. Basing your analysis on personal preference with regards to firmness (more on that here) and extras, such as toppers and pillows, your ideal mattress should soon become apparent.

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